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(Entry 1 of 2)
not restrained by or under the control of legal authority
- some sociologists specialize in studying the lawbreaking elements of society
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- anarchic
- (also anarchical),
- disorderly,
- lawless,
- unruly
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nounSynonyms & Antonyms of lawbreaking (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a breaking of a moral or legal code
- even something as simple as littering is considered an example of lawbreaking
Synonyms for lawbreaking
- breach,
- crime,
- debt,
- error,
- malefaction,
- misdeed,
- misdoing,
- offense
- (or offence),
- sin,
- transgression,
- trespass,
- violation,
- wrongdoing
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2
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
- an outbreak of lawbreaking plagued the city in the months following the end of the war
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